BRIDGETON — The site of the late Ronald “Blue” Bowman’s men’s clothing store was struck by vandalism this week when someone broke the glass door to the vacant downtown business.

A Bridgeton police officer patrolling the area Tuesday morning noticed the hole in the glass door to Blue’s Spot, at 29 North Laurel St.

There was no one inside the business when the officer investigated the shattered glass.

Officers called a representative for the store, Michael Allen, to assess the damage. Allen told police he could not tell if anything had been taken from the store.

The glass door was valued at $500.

Police are still investigating Bowman’s death, which occurred in mid-August, caused by asphyxiation after his hands had been tied beyond his back in a home invasion-style burglary at his Casarow Drive apartment.

A friend found the 59-year-old Bowman dead, after what authorities believe had been two to three days after the burglary at his home.

Prior to his death, police investigated a burglary to Bowman’s Indian Run apartment in late April, in which a “substantial” amount of cash, as well as prescription drugs, was reported stolen.

Bowman called off the investigation about eight hours after he reported the burglary, citing a “misunderstanding.”

The money had been recovered, but not the prescription drugs.

Investigators have noted that those who burglarized Bowman’s home, including those responsible for his death, were aware that he kept a large amount of cash in his apartment.